Students at Pinson Valley High School might get the opportunity to conduct a live interview with an astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

According to a press release, the school is one of 13 U.S. educational organizations that have been selected by the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) U.S. program to move into the second phase toward participating in a scheduled Amateur Radio contact with the ISS next year.

Pinson Valley’s proposal efforts are led by a team of faculty members, steered by English teacher Jennifer Moore. Through phase 2, Moore and her team will submit an equipment plan to the ARISS program, which will review the document for acceptance.

If accepted, the school will organize a broadcast date (somewhere between January and June of 2018) with NASA. During the ARISS contact, Pinson Valley students would have the opportunity to interview an astronaut live on board the ISS as it orbits approximately 250 miles above the earth’s surface.

“The ARISS program provides a unique opportunity to expose our students to a multitude of STEAM [Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics] careers, many of which our students can pursue at nearby colleges such as UAB. It will help us reach our goal of graduating college and career-ready young adults,” said Moore.